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Najra Krvavac

2d ago

News Blog M365 + Copilot AI

The programme our community rated highest

What does it take to build a conference programme that earns its highest rating yet?

Behind the results

ECS Events

2d ago

Blog AI Security

Agentic web debate reaches enterprise AI planning

The term moves agentic AI from chat into web work. Enterprise teams should treat it as an operating model question before looking for a product release.

Agentic AI and the web

ECS Events

3d ago

News CxO AI

Companies start putting figures on AI returns

Santander, Novartis and Standard Chartered cited AI gains in third-quarter results. The figures remain uneven, but scrutiny is moving to revenue, costs and margins.

AI returns in earnings

ECS Events

4d ago

News Infrastructure

Microsoft plans managed Edge launch at Windows startup

Organisations will be able to make Edge open when Windows starts. The available detail does not yet state the policy path, scope or user override behaviour.

Edge startup control

ECS Events

4d ago

News CxO AI

OpenAI falls short of USD 30 billion funding target

OpenAI’s newest round values it at USD 1.25 trillion, below earlier expectations, as investors weigh AI spending and public listing timing.

OpenAI funding

ECS Events

4d ago

AI Development

AI self-improvement shifts into software work

AI systems are being used to improve AI research and development. The main signal is a chart tracking longer software tasks and claimed gains in task length.

AI self-improvement

ECS Events

4d ago

CxO AI Infrastructure

AI infrastructure spending comes under scrutiny

Hyperscalers plan more than USD 740 billion in capital expenditure this year, while investors focus on free cash flow, debt and compute capacity.

AI infrastructure spending

ECS Events

5d ago

Infrastructure

Long-press power-off remains a Windows fallback

A long press on the PC power button forces shutdown when the normal Windows path fails. Troubleshooting usually starts with ACPI, firmware and configuration.

Windows shutdown

ECS Events

5d ago

News M365 + Copilot Security

Microsoft details Teams impersonation leading to AD CS abuse

Microsoft describes two intrusions where fake help desk Teams contact led to Quick Assist sessions, portable runtimes and AD CS abuse through ESC1 and ESC8.

Teams impersonation and AD CS abuse

ECS Events

5d ago

News CxO Infrastructure

Microsoft prices USD 25 billion bond offering

Microsoft priced USD 25 billion in bonds on 29 October 2026. The proceeds are for general corporate purposes as it targets USD 170 billion in 2026 capital spending.

AI infrastructure finance

ECS Events

6d ago

News AI Infrastructure

Tech shares fall as AI capex scrutiny returns

Alphabet's earnings revived questions about AI capital spending, while Microsoft showed stronger cloud growth. The market reaction matters for cloud capacity and AI budgets.

AI infrastructure spend

ECS Events

6d ago

News M365 + Copilot

Viva Engage adds notification delivery tracking

Microsoft has added delivery tracking, channel selection based on activity and digest timing changes to Viva Engage notifications.

Viva Engage notifications

ECS Events

6d ago

News AI Security

Microsoft tracks North Korean AI use in attacks

Microsoft’s 29 October assessment says North Korean actors use generative and agentic AI for reconnaissance, lures, tooling and operational tasks.

North Korean AI tradecraft

ECS Events

6d ago

News CxO

Microsoft exit offer raises supplier planning issue

The Verge reports an exit offer at Microsoft linked to layoffs. Customers and partners should watch continuity across account, support and product contacts.

Microsoft workforce

ECS Events

6d ago

News AI Infrastructure

Mistral Large 4 weights release raises hosting questions

A reported Mistral Large 4 weights release puts attention on model evaluation, hosting responsibility and governance controls.

Mistral model weights

ECS Events

6d ago

News AI Development

GitHub works on agentic infrastructure rebuild

GitHub is reported to be rebuilding infrastructure for agentic development. Scope, pricing, dates and migration details are not available.

Agentic development

ECS Events

6d ago

News AI Infrastructure

Microsoft’s AI growth shifts pressure to cloud capacity

Microsoft reported Azure revenue above USD 100 billion for fiscal 2026 and more than 30 million paid Microsoft 365 Copilot seats.

Cloud capacity

ECS Events

6d ago

News Blog CxO AI Infrastructure

Microsoft lowers capital expenditure forecast after AI chip delays

Microsoft and Alphabet reported AI infrastructure spending below analyst estimates, with third-party compute delays pushing some capacity into 2027.

AI infrastructure capacity

ECS Events

6d ago

News CxO Infrastructure

Microsoft puts Azure quarterly revenue at USD 33.2 billion

Microsoft disclosed Azure revenue in dollars for the first time, giving customers and investors a clearer view of its cloud scale and capacity spending.

Azure revenue disclosure

ECS Events

6d ago

News CxO AI

Microsoft records USD 10 billion from OpenAI

Microsoft’s latest filing shows USD 10 billion in quarterly revenue tied to OpenAI, without breaking out revenue sharing and Azure services.

OpenAI revenue at Microsoft